Dev Update 2/17/25

Hey, hey folks! Hope you're all doing well this week!

Just to let you know where things stand, I'm currently around 320 renders for the Chapter 1 remake, and things are still moving right along. At present I'm mostly working on stuff set inside the convenience store, with Nicki, Guy/MC, and Brent. While this scene largely mirrors the original version of Chapter 1, I also added a little something to it, so it doesn't just feel like a tired retread. I really don't want this whole exercise to feel like a shot-for-shot remake with slightly nicer renders, so I'm trying to add a few twist and turns that weren't there originally. Hopefully, that'll make it feel fresh and exciting for you longtime supporters.

To that end, you can see a new scene depicted in the images attached to this post, featuring the man who convinced our hero to sink his life savings into cryptocurrency -- Kobalt! Every cryptobro cliche rolled into one, this guy is a natural chameleon who adopts whichever persona best serves his interests. So, we get to see two very different versions of this dude inside a very small window of time -- and they both suck! But, I'm super happy I got to make my very own clickbait thumbnail, just for this little sequence. :'D

Moving along, over the weekend I posted an all-new mini-sode, free to everyone. Most folks seemed to really dig it, which is always very gratifying. Starring Spicy Sapphire, this little game puts the player in the role of an anonymous viewer of her stream, with the ability to influence the narrative to a small degree. I'll make sure this little mini-sode (along with the one starring Alex) are inserted into the actual game, with the next release.

On the subject of mini-sodes: Up until now, every mini-sode I've done has been a little bonus release for a holiday (April Fool's for Brent, Halloween for Alex, and now Valentine's Day for Sapphire), but I don't plan for this to be the case forever. Once I've finished the Chapter 1 remake, and Chapter 11 is in the can, I'm planning to put out some mini-sodes that'll be tier-locked for patrons, before being made available to the public, just like normal releases.

Finally, on the advice of a supporter, I've been experimenting with AI audio to over-dub my voice on some of the Daz tutorials I did. I need to play with the editing a bit, but I'm hoping this will mean I can give you folks even more content here.

I'll leave you with that, today! As always, take care of yourselves and thank you for your support!